ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 7.2.0, the database backup restore functionality extracts uploaded archive contents and copies files from the Images/ directory into the web-accessible document root using recursiveCopyDirectory(), which performs no file extension filtering. An authenticated administrator can upload a crafted backup archive containing a PHP webshell inside the Images/ directory, which is then written to a publicly accessible path and executable via HTTP requests, resulting in remote code execution as the web server user. The restore endpoint also lacks CSRF token validation, enabling exploitation through cross-site request forgery targeting an authenticated administrator. This issue has been fixed in version 7.2.0.
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| Description | ChurchCRM is an open-source church management system. In versions prior to 7.2.0, the database backup restore functionality extracts uploaded archive contents and copies files from the Images/ directory into the web-accessible document root using recursiveCopyDirectory(), which performs no file extension filtering. An authenticated administrator can upload a crafted backup archive containing a PHP webshell inside the Images/ directory, which is then written to a publicly accessible path and executable via HTTP requests, resulting in remote code execution as the web server user. The restore endpoint also lacks CSRF token validation, enabling exploitation through cross-site request forgery targeting an authenticated administrator. This issue has been fixed in version 7.2.0. | |
| Title | ChurchCRM: Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Unrestricted PHP File Write in Database Restore Function | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-434 CWE-552 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-04-17T23:25:06.319Z
Reserved: 2026-04-13T19:50:42.114Z
Link: CVE-2026-40484
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-18T00:16:39.387
Modified: 2026-04-18T00:16:39.387
Link: CVE-2026-40484
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